[DeTomaso] Fuel Odor

[Will Kooiman]

5) charcoal canister saturated with fuel vapors. There¹s no way it¹s going
to absorb fuel smells for 40+ years.  At some point, it¹s got to leak more
vapors than it absorbs.  Remove it.  Not needed.
6) non-working PCV
7) my favorite.  I drove the 427 Cobra to Arkansas last week.  When I got
in the car to leave, it wouldn¹t start.  I thought it might be flooded,
since I wasn¹t sure hot to start in the cold.  It wasn¹t COLD in Arkansas,
but it was much colder than Miami.  So, I opened the hood and there was a
pinhole in the fuel filter squirting fuel on the distributor.  Apparently,
the fuel screwed up something in the distributor.  I¹m not sure really.
Rather than diagnosing the MSD on the road, I switched to old school -
points and everything.  At any rate, that explains why I kept smelling
gasoline.  I thought it was the fuel tank vent.  Now, it doesn¹t stink,
and it gets another 1-2 MPG.


On 3/3/18, 10:19 PM, "DeTomaso on behalf of Mike Drew via DeTomaso"
<detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com on behalf of
detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:

>Chuck,
>
>Excellent suggestions. I had a leaking gasket at the vent hose fitting on
>the tank which would similarly cause the smell....
>
>Mike
>
>Sent from my iPad
>
>> On Mar 3, 2018, at 19:17, Charles Engles <cengles at cox.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Dear Dave,
>> 
>>            Possibilities
>> 
>> 1) leaking gasket at the fuel sender
>> 2) hole in the tank
>> 3) crack in the fill hose if it is an L model
>> 4)  failing fuel pump
>> 
>>           Remove the left side cover and inspect and see what you find.
>> 
>> 
>>                                   Warmest regards,  Chuck Engles
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com] On
>>Behalf Of djenkins at vanguardtrailer.com
>> Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2018 9:02 PM
>> To: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
>> Subject: [DeTomaso] Fuel Odor
>> 
>> I have a bit of a on and off fuel odor in the cabin. No obvious leaks
>>or drips on the garage floor. Any suggestions.
>> Dave
>> Sent from my Verizon LG Smartphone
>> 
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